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aiformula · 11-14-2005, 06:08 AM

an actual patent was apparently awarded for this item.

http://www.totallyabsurd.com/wildwestmousetrap.htm

figure it will be around $100 if it includes the blackpowder pistol in kit form.

[TASF]Overkill · 11-14-2005, 06:49 AM

That's actually not far off...

There's an entire class of antique firearms called "trap guns" or somesuch... They don't have a grip, they have a stake which you drive into the ground or some sort of mounting bracket. They were designed as burglar alarms / varmint traps / etc. Tie a trip-line to the trigger mechanism and then a hinged pressure plate or your door and voila.

Saw it in Fladerman's guide to antique firearms while eating breakfast.

TheWillis · 11-14-2005, 01:35 PM

"trap-guns" IIRC are completely illegal. there are no licenses available.

I could (and have been) wrong.

but tying a string really isn't that hard.

SLCDave · 11-14-2005, 01:57 PM

Many years ago, there was a guy in Las Vegas that owned a VW repair shop called "The Beetle Barn". Anyway, he had several break-ins, and the police couldn't do anything about it, catch the guys, whatever. The break-in method was always the same, and it really got to bothering the guy. He set a trap gun, and it worked. I don't think it killed the crook, and I think Warren got off on a technicality (I'll ask my parents, they knew/know him), but it's illegal.

That said, Warren's break-ins stopped...

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11-14-2005, 06:49 AM	#2
[TASF]Overkill XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 2,446	That's actually not far off... There's an entire class of antique firearms called "trap guns" or somesuch... They don't have a grip, they have a stake which you drive into the ground or some sort of mounting bracket. They were designed as burglar alarms / varmint traps / etc. Tie a trip-line to the trigger mechanism and then a hinged pressure plate or your door and voila. Saw it in Fladerman's guide to antique firearms while eating breakfast. __________________ "Semper facere bonum, an a amare odium, vita mors." [Do good always, whether through life or death, love or hate.] "He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish." Photo thread is back! (Until next disaster)

11-14-2005, 01:57 PM	#4
SLCDave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,983	Many years ago, there was a guy in Las Vegas that owned a VW repair shop called "The Beetle Barn". Anyway, he had several break-ins, and the police couldn't do anything about it, catch the guys, whatever. The break-in method was always the same, and it really got to bothering the guy. He set a trap gun, and it worked. I don't think it killed the crook, and I think Warren got off on a technicality (I'll ask my parents, they knew/know him), but it's illegal. That said, Warren's break-ins stopped... __________________ We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. Thomas Jefferson Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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11-14-2005, 01:35 PM	#3
TheWillis XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 354	"trap-guns" IIRC are completely illegal. there are no licenses available. I could (and have been) wrong. but tying a string really isn't that hard.